Show lARGEST AMOUNT OF ATTENTION PAID TO I BODY LINES LINES' W. W W. W Fowler Says Motor Makers Are After a Definite Definite Definite Def Def- Ideal Improving the tho appearance of their machines seems to be the the principal In Indoor Indoor indoor In- In door sport of car manufacturers these da days s Practically evel every 1917 model comes out with a few new ideas and refinements worked into the general generalI scheme of things Radical changos changes are aref I few f w and far between be Motor cars have I reached such a stage of that I mechanical changes are usually of small importance and are Improvements Improvements improvements Improve Improve- ments and refinements rather than radical changes says W W. W W. Fowler in inthe inthe inthe the Los Angeles Times It is estimated that over passenger cars will be built during the 1917 season The most striking feature feature fea fea- ture of this whole flock of machines will be the the improved appearance Body Design Important An the important factor in this improvement improvement improvement im im- provement will be the body design The manufacturers of all of these machines have been working and specializing on the tho appearance of their cars Perhaps this is the only point on which they have all agreed And of course there is a wide range of difference in the ideas of correct and up-to-date up lines But they have united on the fact that body lines and body finishing must be improved As a result of this country countrywide wide agreement several important ideas have come to be combined in practically practically practically cally all aB makes of cars A Big Improvement Bodies as a rule rule have haye been lowered The terribly high back seats have been lowered almost universally lly and the tho lines of the whole machine have been set down anywhere from One ne to several inches Not only are they lower in appearance but they are also roomier both in front and rear designed de- de designed de de- signed sig-neel to be bo esthetically pleasing Makers are beginning to realize that a cheap body is a liability because it isone is ison isone on one of the tho first things that an owner discovers Building a substantial chassis at a low price is not difficult nowadays and to take a good g chassis and mount a cheap body is clearly wrong Many l of those who have havo do done no this are now changing Adopt Double Cowl All of these detailed refinements in the body design have followed certain certain certain tain definite lines The double cowl which has already been adopted by a number of cars and is rapidly being taken up by others is one of the tho new popular ideas It undoubtedly adds to the striking appearance of ot the car It gives a finish and complete effect that can be secured in no other way Roominess is another point being emphasized in the new models In both roadsters and touring cars at attention attention attention at- at is being paid to the number of inches to foot room and the space is being enlarged whenever never possible The closed cramped front seat in giving place to a spacious affair as comfortable comfortable comfortable comfort comfort- able as the And the themselves are receiving attention as asto asto asto to finish upholstery and size E. E Extra m seats which in early earh models were hard comfortless propositions are being be beIng being be- be ing redesigned into chairs as luxurious as could be wished Make Another Change Change- Windshields have come in for a change The straight high windshield has been modified in height if not in position Several new cars have havo adopted a slanting windshield which conforms to the general lines of the car This slanting effect is still confined confined confined con con- fined to a few makes of machines but its principle seems to be correct and it is getting more and more popular All shields have been lowered and have been constructed integral with the body of new roadster bodies is the real sensation of this season Cloverleaf roadsters have evidently come to stay for practically every machine machine machine ma ma- chine is getting out some sort of ot a cloverleaf body Three four and even passenger five-passenger roadsters have come out by the score and new body types have been constructed to meet the demand |